legos ~ for girls
After following the 75 page construction book (by herself), Isabel had a little Lego land complete with flowers, kitties, swings and a sun deck.
mouse hunt
A house full of Grandparents were on hand for "Mouse Hunt", Isabel's winter recital piece.
rebel yell
A sneak peek from the annual Granddaughters photo book. Should be available for gift giving by December 25th. ;-)
ps. for anyone interested, I made the photo using these DIY strip lights.
happy birthday
Clarke turns 4 today. He was pretty excited about the squeaky squirrel toy, and his new collar, but was feeling like a four-legged fire hazard in the girls decorations.
Happy Birthday Clarke!
duet duel
With a dozen other piano pairs, it was a duet dual this morning at the MMTA Ensemble Festival.
colorless
Took lots of photos at last weeks gymnastic meet... can't seem to find many to share however. I've noticed it before, but the lights in many gyms are some form of fluorescent. No problem other than the color of the light cycles with AC current. As a result, photos taken a split second apart will have very different colors.
Here's an example. Two photos taken 1/10 sec apart.
In the top photo of Grace and her teammates between exercises, I discovered the best, and simplest solution ~ colorless.
spooky
Joined by another princess, and a Seussical single feathered Gertrude McFuzz, the girls braved some spooky sets for tricks & treats.
rocked out
Rocked out at the Blue Man Group show last night... Isabel partied on 7-up and popcorn, then passed out on the floor. She's still sleeping, so hopefully she won't be hung over ;-)
generations
A generation ago, a little girl from Motley, Minnesota played a flute in her grade school band. Today, a little girl from Duluth, Minnesota plays that very flute, in her grade school band.
simple ~ beautiful
A recent post on the Strobist got me thinking about my little used and long forgotten reflector. It's simple, inexpensive, and in some situations, makes for some beautiful light.
trail crew
Brushed out the neighborhood trail this past weekend. Afterwards, the whole crew made first tracks.
tick tock
Despite the serenity here, the clock is ticking. Reading calendars, tracking minutes and the worries of a 5th grade Type A have begun. While Grace likes to read, she does so with a timer running ensuring she meets the 20 min requirement.
Worry over her success I will never... over her worries often.